Denmark’s environmental ministry announced on Dec. 20 that it will ban parabens in lotions and other cosmetic products for children under 3.
—SEN. KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND and SEN. CHARLES SCHUMER of New York announcing the Senate's passage of the James Zadroga Health & Compensation Act, which allocates $4.3 billion to providing medical treatment to emergency responders who were sickened by toxic dust at the World Trade Center site in the days following 9/11 [via Reuters]
Among the most familiar foods on the good-for-you list are fruits, vegetables and fish. But does fried fish count?
Scientists are always trying to discover genetic origins of disease, and this week, one team announced a significant breakthrough.
Few meals rise to the level of a life-changing event. For Andrew Kirsop, however, a fresh seafood dinner in the Cook Islands was just that. Devastatingly so.
Well, it only took three votes in the House of Representatives and two votes in the Senate, plus a little back and forth over basic constitutionality, but the landmark Food Safety and Modernization Act is now poised to become law, pending President Obama’s signature today.
Number of births per 1,000 girls aged 15–19 in 2009, a 6% decrease from the teen birth rate of 41.5 per 1,000 girls aged 15–19 in 2008, and the lowest rate on record [via The Washington Post]
Meal replacements like shakes, bars and prepackaged entrees can often be a boon for people who are trying to lose weight, but a new study at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia found that they weren’t a good long-term solution for obese teens.
Media reports of women killing their newborn babies always rocket to the top of websites’ most-read lists. The prospect of moms killing newborns is so grotesque it’s as if everyone is wondering the same thing: who are these mad mommies?
The hormone oxytocin — known as the “love drug” or “cuddle chemical” — plays an important role in pair-bonding, child-rearing and social behavior. Now researchers are discovering that it could also help explain the effects of a popular party drug, and may be involved in some potential treatments for autism and addiction.
